Hunger
An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Worldwide
- $3M
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Cast
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The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- May 15, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
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